Association of a Common Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism with Self-Reported 'Empathic Concern' in a Large Population of Healthy Volunteers.

Previous research has linked genomic variations of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene with individual differences in empathy. The impact of these variations on specific cognitive and emotional aspects of empathy, however, remains to be clarified.We analysed associations of a common OXTR polymorphism...

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Main Authors: Franz Korbinian Huetter, Hagen Sjard Bachmann, Anette Reinders, Doris Siffert, Patrick Stelmach, Dietmar Knop, Peter Alexander Horn, Winfried Siffert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4965009?pdf=render